（广东专用）（新课标）高考英语二轮复习方案 专题限时训练（二）夹叙夹议型完形填空

专题限时训练(二) [夹叙夹议型完形填空]

(限时：每篇15分钟)

A

For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜)across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I __1__ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and __2__ would win the race. At other times I would __3__ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous speed hoping to reach that banner a little faster. __4__， I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any __5__.I finally decided one day to sit down and take a break. It was then that I saw my __6__ sitting beside me.

It had been with me as I __7__ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their __8__ and even when I was sick with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn't have the __9__ to see it. There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. __10__ is who you are.” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the __11__ life we think we should have and __12__ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. It will be found in your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you __13__ that others love you just as you do. Don't be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of __14__ with you everywhere you go. __15__ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness, you are already there.

1. A．forgot B．missed

C．overcame D．accomplished 2. A．safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet 3. A．act B．run C．jump D．walk

4. A．Generally B．Gradually C．Unfortunately D．Firstly 5. A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller 6. A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship 7. A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked

8. A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing 9. A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength

10．A.Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain 11. A．real B．perfect C．common D．colourful 12. A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create

13. A．realize B．believe C．hope D．admit

14. A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy 15. A．Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take

B

I hadn't even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item (商品). The item she had __1__ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady __2__ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place. I went to the __3__ with the woman so she could use my ID.The sales associate immediately started accusing her of asking the first __4__ person she saw to help her. Although that was __5__， I didn't understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to __6__ an ID in this country.

Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no __7__ to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not __8__ she purchased the item.

“ If I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be __9__ the privilege—as I have proof from the past，” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he __10__ to exchange the item.

There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I __11__ when the woman asked for my help, but __12__ in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid __13__ do I actually have？” I had none, so I helped her.

The second lesson is not to judge a book by its __14__. The woman looked poor, but she __15__ the same treatment as anyone else did.

1．A.purchased B．shown C．lost D．mended 2. A．managed B．wanted C．refused D．promised 3. A．counter B．department C．market D．window 4. A．fair B．familiar C．impossible D．random 5. A．wrong B．true

C．reasonable D．meaningful 6. A．leave B．pay C．find D．obtain 7. A．request B．place C．way D．need 8. A．answer B．prove C．support D．admit 9. A．ordered B．asked C．denied D．given

10. A．agreed B．prepared C．failed D．remembered 11. A．struggled B．wondered C．hesitated D．nodded 12. A．totally B．gradually C．hardly D．quickly 13. A．feelings B．goals C．reasons D．ideas 14. A．design B．cover C．content D．price

15. A．deserved B．required C．received D．appreciated

C

I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards, and success.I wanted it and worked towards it like everyone else, all of us __1__ chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell __2__．I found myself homeless and alone.I had my truck and $56. I __3__ the countryside for some place I could rent for the __4__ possible amount.I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia.It was __5__， full of broken glass and rubbish.I found the owner, rented it，and cleared a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me，but slowly, they started teaching me the __6__ of being a neighbour.They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began __7__ around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a __8__ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of neighbourliness.

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were __9__ for a civilized life, were non-existent in this place.Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my __10__ with my neighbours.

Four years later, I moved back into __11__．I saw many people were having a really hard time, __12__ their jobs and houses.I managed to rent a big enough house to __13__ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house，but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places.We'd all be in __14__ if we hadn't banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one.It's not so much about what

I can get for myself；it's about __15__ we can all get by together.

1．A.separately B．equally C．violently D．naturally 2．A.off B．apart C．over D．out

3．A.crossed B．left C．toured D．searched 4．A.fullest B．largest C．fairest D．cheapest 5．A.occupied B．abandoned C．emptied D．robbed 6．A.benefit B．lesson C．nature D．art

7．A.sticking B．looking C．swinging D．turning 8．A.wild B．real

C．different D．remote 9．A.unique B．expensive C．rare D．necessary

10．A.cooperation B．relationships C．satisfaction D．appointments 11．A.reality B．society C．town D．life

12．A.creating B．losing C．quitting D．offering 13．A.put in B．turn in C．take in D．get in 14．A.yards B．shelters C．camps D．cottages 15．A.when B．what C．whether D．how